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That's one of the nicest offers I've had iin a long time. Thanks

LBK

Just saw your post. Wishing you, the Wife and Maggie nothing but the best of times. Throw some pics up of you guys doing your thing this coming fall.

I will do that and thank you. We had her out this past Saturday in a field where my very FIRST Brittany ran. Here is is almost 40 years later and we're doing it again. I had her on a 30' check cord and very quickly realized it was not needed. Already, I know she's smarter than I am.

I just wanted to follow up with a report on Maggie's progression. I spent most of my time playing fetch and sit/stay games with her. There's still lots of "puppy" left in her, but she just LOVES to please.

At any rate her first actual hunting started on Oct. 1st. We found no birds and I mostly watched how she behaved. She spent most of her time running faster than her nose. The next afternoon we were at it again. Now we got into some birds. She was STILL running and I tried to slow here with low tone commands but she was still bumping the birds and my aim was not good. I was paying too much attention to her and worrying about what the gun blast would do to her. She was not bothered by the gun and that in itself made me happy. I think we flushed 7 birds and I only got shots at 3 of them because of all the leaves still on the trees. She hadn't actually pointed one of them yet. UNTIL the last bird. It seemed like it all came together at once. A rock solid point. She let me go in and flush the bird. BINGO,,,,,,,,,,one for the pot.




After that one bird, she began to catch on. Still very much a puppy, but my bestest bird hunting buddy.

And the journey begins. The first point, successful shot and retrieve is a moment to remember. Congrats.

Two out of three...............Off to a good start. After my last Lab, I never thought I could love another dog. NOT true.............. Thank you battue..........

She is beautiful...

Thank you. She got me another this afternoon. I can't believe how well she is doing.

Nice going. I'm very happy for you. Keep it up.

I just happy that at my age God gave me a dog that puts fun back into hunting. SHE makes all the difference in the world.

Looks like you and your wife, chose wisely!

Maggie is a good looking girl!

Thank you. Believe me when I say, I'm happy as a clam. This is her last night. We got two in a row. Albeit one is a hen. Pouring rain. We're BOTH soaked to the bone.

This is VERY COOL LBK!


Its been a long time since I hunted behind a bird dog. When mine passed, I sold my shotguns and gave it up. If I couldn't hunt behind her, I didn't want to hunt.

Perhaps that was a mistake!


This is my dog 'Robin' as a pup...a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.....




And Robin on a grouse hunt...







Nowadays the dogs I am around hunt bigger game.

Nope,,,,,,,,,,,,,no mistake. I know that feeling well............... We raised Brittany's for years. My favorite, Lady, gave her life to cancer, but hunted the DAY before she passed. To this day her collar and bell hangs on my gun rack. Then there were two Black Labs. BOTH held a special place in my heart. Those two dogs are gone and their bells hang as well. I LOVE hunting with a dog. A dog never complains and usually let you know who's the boss in the field. I am just too old to keep up with a flusher and too young to want to stop hunting. It was 2+ years that I was dogless and I had a void that needed to be filled. Maggie has filled that void in spades. She lives to please and hunts her heart out. I taught my son long ago to trust the dog. You may THINK you know more about hunting birds than your dog but the sooner you realize the dog knows best, the happier hunter you'll be.

GOD, Ingwe, those pictures jerk at my heart strings. I love those little pink nosed pointers..............

Yeah, I still have her collar and tags, and that of the one and only Ingwedog- that one dog of a lifetime.

But I noticed my baby pic of Robin has my foot in it, and I mentioned the dogs I hang out with now hunt bigger game.

Fast forward 30+ years....

"Rommel" aka Mauser Vom Wildhaus.




And all grown up...open for business








Odd...the twists our lives take.

I like this pic the best!

The shepherd is a GREAT dog. This pic of Maggie is one of my favorites as well. I just can't believe nobody wanted her. I call ber balck but I quess blue is the correct term. Everyone wanted the red and white coloration. I saw Maggie ( I already picked the name beforehand) and fell in love. I kept my mouth shut and let Nancy pick. She picked the SAME pup. Funny what dogs can do to you.

Well, it looks like she is living up to all the hopes and dreams I mentioned in my first post on this thread!
Enjoy the ride!

I value your input AND opinions. You're "tell it like it is" is what I look forward to. Have a great rest of the year.